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Attempt to repeal Colorado's right-to-repair law fails

32 points by Bender 6mo ago

biglyburrito 6mo ago
The Colorado senators (23 Democrats, 12 Republicans) that unanimously voted for the anti-right-to-repair bill (https://legiscan.com/CO/rollcall/SB090/id/1684182 https://legiscan.com/CO/rollcall/SB090/id/1684182): * Amabile, Judith "Judy" [D] * Baisley, Mark [R] * Ball, Matt [D] * Benavidez, Adrienne [D] * Bridges, Jeff [D] * Bright, Scott [R] * Carson, John [R] * Catlin, Marc [R] * Coleman, James Rashad [D] * Cutter, Lisa Ann [D] * Danielson, Jessie [D] * Daugherty, Lindsey N. [D] * Exum Sr., Thomas "Tony" E. [D] * Frizell, Lisa [R] * Gonzales, Julie [D] * Hinrichsen, Nick [D] * Jodeh, Iman [D] * Kipp, Cathy [D] * Kirkmeyer, Barbara [R] * Kolker, Chris [D] * Lindstedt, William [D] * Liston, Larry G. [R] * Marchman, Janice [D] * Mullica, Kyle [D] * Pelton, Byron [R] * Pelton, Rodney "Rod" [R] * Rich, Janice [R] * Roberts, Dylan [D] * Rodriguez, Robert [D] * Simpson Jr., Cleave Alan [R] * Snyder, Marc Alan [D] * Sullivan, Tom [D] * Wallace, Katie [D] * Weissman, Michael "Mike" [D] * Zamora Wilson, Lynda [R]
- QuercusMax 6mo ago
  That's sickening. Every single one of these people should be primaried and removed from office.
- Terr_ 6mo ago
  OK, so it passed the state Senate unanimously and died in the House. The HN audience in particular might appreciate that some of the bill text revisions are dated 1969-12-31! :P
- nozzlegear 6mo ago
  Have any of them made a statement on why they voted this way? n.b. I'm not looking for simple "because of money/lobbying" speculation. I'm interested in the reasoning straight from the horse's mouth.
Pwntastic 6mo ago
https://archive.is/e2aiF https://archive.is/e2aiF
gnabgib 6mo ago
Title: Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead
Jnr 6mo ago
When will EU/EEZ introduce right to repair? So much talk about freedom in EU but you can't even fix your own EU made car. All we get are stupid cookie prompts.
- shakna 6mo ago
  2027 for phones. Most things since 2024, including cars.
  - Jnr 6mo ago
    Still unable to get any repair manuals for cars, firmware locked down by PIN. For US VINs for the same car model you can purchase access to that easily. Meanwhile in EU you need to be an authorized service to get that.
    - shakna 6mo ago
      Factory service manuals? Most of those are free. You don't need to be an authorised service to get hold of those. The right to repair directive also authorises you to bypass any software restriction without violating hacking laws, as long as you're not hurting other people. The same is not true of the USA.
andrewstuart 6mo ago
Just keep bringing it back infinitely. Opposition gets tired, money doesn’t.
- QuercusMax 6mo ago
  And this is why we need to get rid of Citizen's United and get unlimited dark money out of politics. Publicly funded elections, nobody gets more money than anyone else. Convince people with your ideas and proposed policies, not with $$$.

32 points by Bender 6mo ago

The Colorado senators (23 Democrats, 12 Republicans) that unanimously voted for the anti-right-to-repair bill (https://legiscan.com/CO/rollcall/SB090/id/1684182 https://legiscan.com/CO/rollcall/SB090/id/1684182): * Amabile, Judith "Judy" [D] * Baisley, Mark [R] * Ball, Matt [D] * Benavidez, Adrienne [D] * Bridges, Jeff [D] * Bright, Scott [R] * Carson, John [R] * Catlin, Marc [R] * Coleman, James Rashad [D] * Cutter, Lisa Ann [D] * Danielson, Jessie [D] * Daugherty, Lindsey N. [D] * Exum Sr., Thomas "Tony" E. [D] * Frizell, Lisa [R] * Gonzales, Julie [D] * Hinrichsen, Nick [D] * Jodeh, Iman [D] * Kipp, Cathy [D] * Kirkmeyer, Barbara [R] * Kolker, Chris [D] * Lindstedt, William [D] * Liston, Larry G. [R] * Marchman, Janice [D] * Mullica, Kyle [D] * Pelton, Byron [R] * Pelton, Rodney "Rod" [R] * Rich, Janice [R] * Roberts, Dylan [D] * Rodriguez, Robert [D] * Simpson Jr., Cleave Alan [R] * Snyder, Marc Alan [D] * Sullivan, Tom [D] * Wallace, Katie [D] * Weissman, Michael "Mike" [D] * Zamora Wilson, Lynda [R]

QuercusMax 6mo ago
That's sickening. Every single one of these people should be primaried and removed from office.
Terr_ 6mo ago
OK, so it passed the state Senate unanimously and died in the House. The HN audience in particular might appreciate that some of the bill text revisions are dated 1969-12-31! :P
nozzlegear 6mo ago
Have any of them made a statement on why they voted this way? n.b. I'm not looking for simple "because of money/lobbying" speculation. I'm interested in the reasoning straight from the horse's mouth.

Pwntastic 6mo ago

https://archive.is/e2aiF https://archive.is/e2aiF

gnabgib 6mo ago

Title: Colorado's Anti-Repair Bill Is Dead

Jnr 6mo ago

When will EU/EEZ introduce right to repair? So much talk about freedom in EU but you can't even fix your own EU made car. All we get are stupid cookie prompts.

shakna 6mo ago
2027 for phones. Most things since 2024, including cars.
- Jnr 6mo ago
  Still unable to get any repair manuals for cars, firmware locked down by PIN. For US VINs for the same car model you can purchase access to that easily. Meanwhile in EU you need to be an authorized service to get that.
  - shakna 6mo ago
    Factory service manuals? Most of those are free. You don't need to be an authorised service to get hold of those. The right to repair directive also authorises you to bypass any software restriction without violating hacking laws, as long as you're not hurting other people. The same is not true of the USA.

andrewstuart 6mo ago

Just keep bringing it back infinitely. Opposition gets tired, money doesn’t.

QuercusMax 6mo ago
And this is why we need to get rid of Citizen's United and get unlimited dark money out of politics. Publicly funded elections, nobody gets more money than anyone else. Convince people with your ideas and proposed policies, not with $$$.